From The Bell County Ky Sheriff's Department - Virgil Brock - BCDC On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at approximately 5:00pm Bell County Deputies Samson Churchwell and K-9 Keith Fuson were conducting a pre-approved traffic safety checkpoint at the junction of Ky-2014 and 2015. The deputies were approached by a black sports bike which stopped in the middle of the road and made an illegal U-turn fleeing at a high rate of speed.  The man was later identified as 41-year-old Virgil Bro

From the Bell County Ky Sheriff's Department - On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Bell County Deputies led by Detective Hunter Luttrell executed a search warrant at a Nuckles Lane residence in Pineville. During the search, a white Chevrolet Trax, occupied by 54-year-old Walter Howard and 49-year-old Jennifer Taylor, was seen leaving the residence's driveway. The vehicle was stopped, and K-9 Steve was deployed to conduct an open-air sniff, which positively alerted. Found was a bag of

From WRIL The Big One - As we previously reported, there was a two-vehicle accident with serious injuries on Highway 63 at the intersection of Ausmus lane in Speedwell on Sunday evening March 1st, a short time after 5:30pm. At least one person was trapped in one of the two vehicles and had to be extricated. The Tennessee Highway Patrol preliminary report determined that a 2010 Camry was traveling west on Highway 63 when the driver failed to maintain the lane. The vehicle th

From the US Dept of Justice, London, Ky. - A Kentucky woman, 31-year-old Raven Broughton-Jones of Barbourville, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier to 25 years in prison for the production of child pornography.  According to her plea agreement, on January 5, 2024, Broughton-Jones used a minor victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct - which Broughton-Jones herself participated in - for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of the conduct.  Under federa

From WRIL The Big One - Clifford Hall - BCDC On Saturday, February 14, 2026, Middlesboro Police Sgt. Bucky Harris responded to a call at a Winchester Avenue address about a package at the residence's doorstep.  The package was a candy bar wrapped with a note that read "Happy Valentine's Day." The woman at the home told Sgt. Harris that she had an active Emergency Protective Order on 56-year-old Clifford Hall of Middlesboro, and she believed the package was from him. After tak

From the US Marshal Service - John Madden On Thursday, February 12, 2026, at approximately 8:00am, the United States Marshals Service (USMS) Eastern District of Kentucky (E/KY) Central Kentucky Fugitive Task Force (CKFTF) London & Lexington Offices, along with Harlan County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), Kentucky State Police (KSP) –  Post 10 (Harlan), Bell County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), KSP Drug Enforcement & Special Investigations (DESI) Unit, Appalachia High Intensity Drug Traf

From the US Marshal Service - John Brandon Gray On Friday, February 13, 2026, at approximately 10:00am the United States Marshals Service (USMS) Eastern District of Kentucky (E/KY) Central Kentucky Fugitive Task Force (CKFTF) London Office, along with Bell County (KY) Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), USMS Eastern District of Tennessee (E/TN) Smokey Mountain Fugitive Task Force (SMFTF) Knoxville Office, and Blount County (TN) Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) SWAT & K9 Units conducted an enforc

From the Bell County Ky Sheriff's Department - Taylor C. Dehart Detective Hunter Lutrell presented evidence to the Bell County Grand Jury, which returned a true bill on February 6, 2026, indicting 35-year-old Taylor C. Dehart. The single count indictment charges Dehart with Fetal Homicide in the 1st degree by intentionally causing the death of an unborn child by repeatedly physically abusing the pregnant mother, inflicting blunt force trauma to her abdomen, and placental abdo

From The Bell County Ky Sheriff's Department - Caleb Chase Day As a part of an ongoing investigation into the theft and cashing of a payroll check belonging to a Bell County Ambulance Service employee, a second person has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident. A warrant was issued by the Bell County Sheriff's Office after an investigation initiated by the Bell County Fiscal Court for a co-defendant of Emily Long, 23-year-old Caleb Chase Day of Wallins Cree

From The Bell County Sheriff's Department - Emily Rayne Long On February 13, 2026, Detective Hunter Luttrell of the Bell County Sheriff's Office, along with K-9 Deputy Keith Fuson and Sgt. Cody Bargo from the Harlan County Sheriff's Office, arrested 24-year-old Emily Rayne Long, an EMT with the Bell County EMS, for stealing a payroll check worth $1,128.05 on January 30, 2026. An investigation was initiated by the Bell County Fiscal Court and Sheriff's Department after confirm

From WRIL The Big One - Travis Seals - BCDC Early Thursday morning February 12 th Middlesboro Police responded to multiple complaints of damage to local businesses near the Village Square Shopping Center.  The first was at Ace Hardware where video surveillance showed an individual, later identified as 32-year-old Travis Seals, ramming a shopping cart into the front sliding door, breaking the glass. Also found was damage to two mowers and other products sitting at the front of

From The Big One - An investigation into the death of an inmate at the Claiborne County Jail was initiated by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at the request of the Claiborne County Sheriff's Department. The incident happened on Friday, February 6, 2026, when 45-year-old Rachel Mason of Tazewell was found unresponsive. Jail staff attempted to revive Mason after she was discovered to have hung herself with a sheet from her bunk, but she passed away. Claiborne County Sher

From WRIL - The Big One - Aubrea Miles - CCJ On Friday February 6, 2026, Claiborne County K9 Deputy Alyssa Tompkins states in a citation that she had just assisted Deputy Z. Mullins on a call at the Family Justice Center in regard to death threats between two people she he had previously dealt with on a domestic assault at a Dogwood Rd residence in Tazewell. After Tomkins and Sgt. Kenneth Ochoa arrived at the residence to speak with the woman living there, 24-year-old Aubrea

From the Bell County Ky Sheriff's Department - On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, Bell County Sheriff’s Deputies executed a search warrant at a West Virginia Avenue apartment in Pineville regarding drug trafficking taking place at the residence. Once inside the residence, K-9 Steve and K-9 Deputy Keith Fuson conducted an open-air search alerting on multiple locations in the apartment.  Upon execution of the warrant, several items were found, including multiple baggies, scales, a g

From KSP Post 10 - On Monday, February 2, 2026, at approximately 9:22 p.m., Post 10 Harlan received a call reporting a house fire at 229 Shell Hollow Road in the Eastbrook community of Harlan County. Sergeant Chase Maynard, Trooper Cameron Cornett, and Trooper Colby Cochran responded to the scene along with the West Cloverfork Fire Department and Sunshine Fire Department. Upon arrival, responders found the residence fully engulfed in flames. After the fire was extinguished, a

From KY 87th District Representative Adam Bowling - Rep Adam Bowling While I usually reserve this space for legislative updates, I want to begin by thanking the many people who made it possible for our communities to stay safe and keep moving during the winter storm. Snow plow drivers who worked through the night, utility crews restoring power in brutal conditions, first responders who never pause for the weather, and so many others all deserve our sincere gratitude. The sto

From the Middlesboro Police Department - 31-year-old Bethany Miracle of Middlesboro was arrested on Wednesday, January 28th and charged with Trafficking in a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine) after Middlesboro Police executed a search warrant at her residence, located at 63 Old Pineville Pike. During the execution of the search warrant, officers located suspected Methamphetamine along with evidence indicative of drug trafficking. Lt./Det. Barry Cowan previously arrested

From the Middlesboro Police Department - Angel Bullins - BCDC On Thursday, January 29, 2026, Middlesboro Police Lt./Det. Barry Cowan conducted a traffic stop on a 2024 Ford Mustang on North 19th Street after observing the vehicle displayed no registration. During the stop, Lt./Det. Cowan ran the vehicle’s VIN through dispatch and learned the Mustang had recently been reported stolen from Barbourville, Kentucky. A search of the driver resulted in the discovery of a suspected c

From KSP Post 10 - On Thursday, January 29, 2026, at approximately 9:50 p.m., Kentucky State Police Post 10 Harlan received a call from Knox County Dispatch requesting assistance regarding a residential fire on Twin Oaks Lane in Knox County. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Richland Fire Department, and Barbourville City Fire Department arrived on scene and located a deceased female inside the residence prior to contacting Kentucky State Police. Trooper William Knight of Pos

From The Knox County Ky. Sheriff's Department - On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at approximately 11:34 a.m., Knox County Deputy David Dunn, along with Barbourville Officers Brayden Isom and Jaylen Adams, responded to 2770 N KY11 in Heidrick, Ky., after a call of a vehicle crashing into a home. Once on scene, a 2018 Nissan Rogue was found partially inside a trailer. It was determined that the driver, 53-year-old Paul Cox of Lexington, had left the roadway, traveled a short dist